"Eisav was a man who knew how to hunt; a man of the field. Yitzchak loved
Eisav because he (Eisav) trapped (him) with his mouth". (Breishis 25:27-28)
"Eisav said; “Here I am about to die what good is the birthright to me?” He
ate. He drank. He got up and left. He thus rejected the birthright".
(Breishis 25:32—34)

1. AND THE BOYS GREW UP. AND ESAU WAS A HUNTER - A MAN OF THE FIELD.
AND JACOB WAS A SCHOLARLY MAN ... (25:27)
Jacob and Esau. Jewish tradition sees them as opposites.
Jacob? Spiritual. A man of learning. Esau? Materialistic. Aggressive.
Violent.

Isaac dug anew the wells which had been dug in the days of his father
Abraham and which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death; and he gave
them the same names that his father had given them ...

Toldot is the tale of Yitzchak, Rivka, and their twins, Yaakov and Esav; it
ends with newly-blessed Yaakov fleeing to Lavan in Aram, to escape his big
brother Esav's murderous revenge and learn about life.

This week's haftorah warns the Jewish people to cherish their relationship
with Hashem and never to take advantage of it. Although we enjoy a special
closeness with Hashem, we are reminded to approach Him with reverence at
all times.

Parshat Toldot tells the story of Yaakov (Jacob) and Esav, two brothers that
couldn't be any more different. When their father Yitzchok (Isaac) decides
that it's time to bless his two sons, Yaakov ends up getting the better of
the two blessings.